# Swimming at the Commonwealth Games

Swimming is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. Synchronised swimming and Diving events are optional. Water polo is a recognised (i.e. not yet optional) sport.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation |
| I | 1930 | Hamilton, Ontario | Canada | England |
| II | 1934 | London | England | Canada |
| III | 1938 | Sydney, New South Wales | Australia | England |
| IV | 1950 | Auckland | New Zealand | Australia |
| V | 1954 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | Australia |
| VI | 1958 | Cardiff | Wales | Australia |
| VII | 1962 | Perth, Western Australia | Australia | Australia |
| VIII | 1966 | Kingston | Jamaica | Australia |
| IX | 1970 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Australia |
| X | 1974 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Australia |
| XI | 1978 | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada | Canada |
| XII | 1982 | Brisbane, Queensland | Australia | Australia |
| XIII | 1986 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Australia |
| XIV | 1990 | Auckland | New Zealand | Australia |
| XV | 1994 | Victoria, British Columbia | Canada | Australia |
| XVI | 1998 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Australia |
| XVII | 2002 | Manchester | England | Australia |
| XVIII | 2006 | Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Australia |
| XIX | 2010 | Delhi | India | Australia |
| XX | 2014 | Glasgow | Scotland | Australia |
| XXI | 2018 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Australia | Australia |
| XXII | 2022 | Birmingham | England | Australia |
| XXIII | 2026 | TBA | | |

## Events
### Men's events

| Event | 30 | 34 | 38 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | Games |
| Current program ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| 100 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 400 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 1500 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 50 metre backstroke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| 100 metre backstroke | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre backstroke | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 50 metre butterfly | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| 100 metre butterfly | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre butterfly | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre individual medley | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 400 metre individual medley | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Past events ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 yard freestyle | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 110 yard freestyle | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 440 yard freestyle | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 1500 yard freestyle | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 1650 yard freestyle | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 100 yard backstroke | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 110 yard backstroke | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 220 yard backstroke | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 110 yard breaststroke | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 200 yard breaststroke | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 220 yard breaststroke | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 110 yard butterfly | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 220 yard butterfly | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 440 yard individual medley | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 440 yard freestyle relay | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 800 yard freestyle relay | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 880 yard freestyle relay | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 330 yard medley relay | | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 440 yard medley relay | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Events | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |

### Women's events

| Event | 30 | 34 | 38 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | Games |
| Current program ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| 100 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 400 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 800 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 50 metre backstroke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| 100 metre backstroke | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre backstroke | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 50 metre butterfly | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| 100 metre butterfly | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre butterfly | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 200 metre individual medley | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 400 metre individual medley | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Past events ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 yard freestyle | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 110 yard freestyle | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 440 yard freestyle | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 100 yard backstroke | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 110 yard backstroke | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 220 yard backstroke | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 110 yard breaststroke | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 200 yard breaststroke | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 220 yard breaststroke | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 110 yard butterfly | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 220 yard butterfly | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 440 yard individual medley | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 440 yard freestyle relay | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 330 yard medley relay | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 440 yard medley relay | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Events | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |

### Elite Athletes with a Disability events

From the 2002 Commonwealth Games a number of events have been included in the program to include elite athletes with disabilities. Para swimming have been included in every games since.
| Event | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Games |
| Men's 50 metre freestyle multi-disability | X | X | | | | | 2 |
| Men's 50 metre freestyle S7 | | | | | X | X | 2 |
| Men's 50 metre freestyle S9 | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Men's 50 metre freestyle S13 | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle multi-disability | X | X | | | | | 2 |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S8 | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S9 | | | | X | X | | 2 |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S10 | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Men's 200 metre freestyle S14 | | | | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's 100 metre backstroke S9 | | | | | X | X | 2 |
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB8 | | | | | X | X | 2 |
| Men's 100 metre butterfly S10 | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Men's 200 metre individual medley SM8 | | | | X | X | | 2 |
| Women's 50 metre freestyle multi-disability | X | X | | | | | 2 |
| Women's 50 metre freestyle S8 | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Women's 50 metre freestyle S9 | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Women's 50 metre freestyle S13 | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Women's 100 metre freestyle multi-disability | X | X | | | | | 2 |
| Women's 100 metre freestyle S8 | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Women's 100 metre freestyle S9 | | | X | | X | X | 3 |
| Women's 200 metre freestyle S14 | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Women's 100 metre backstroke S8 | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Women's 100 metre backstroke S9 | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB9 | | | | X | X | | 2 |
| Women's 50 metre butterfly S7 | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Women's 200 metre individual medley SM10 | | | | X | X | X | 3 |
| Events | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | |

## All-time medal table

Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 330 | 247 | 221 | 798 |
| 2 | England | 113 | 148 | 148 | 409 |
| 3 | Canada | 108 | 129 | 131 | 368 |
| 4 | South Africa | 34 | 36 | 31 | 101 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 24 | 32 | 38 | 94 |
| 6 | Scotland | 22 | 32 | 42 | 96 |
| 7 | Wales | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 |
| 8 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Singapore | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Jamaica | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Guyana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 642 | 647 | 638 | 1,927 |